title: Who best represents the interests of the child in court?
abstract: Representation of children in judicial proceedings is a matter of public policy, but it is not funded. Court-appointed special advocates (CASA) are a low-cost way of providing this representation. The study reported here compares a CASA program to a staff attorney model, and reveals CASA's assets.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Poertner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Press
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003416:Criminal Law / Q000592:standards*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014838:Volunteers; D000078329:Workforce